When do we suspect that a child has learning disabilities?

The big appointment for children in society is the start of school, especially in primary school. In order for a child to be able to adequately cope academically in the Greek educational system, but also to be socialized so that he can cope later in society, he must not:

  • he has no fluency in speech
  • has difficulty pronouncing all the sounds/phonemes (e.g. loloi instead of clock, cliff instead of sea, zendo instead of tree, thaka instead of sack, etc.),
  • is clumsy in movement (walks, trips, drops things)
  • shows ambidexterity (sometimes uses the right hand and sometimes the left),
  • he doesn’t know his age
  • is slow and clumsy when trying to put on his shoes, coat, etc.
  • it is difficult to fasten
  • wears his shoes backwards
  • has difficulty limping, leaning on each leg alternately, has no sense of rhythm (synchronizing with the music when running, clapping, etc.)
  • holds the pencil awkwardly and has difficulty handling it (presses it hard, messy work);
  • it cannot stay on the border when coloring an image
  • has difficulty using scissors
  • reverses letters or numbers when writing or copying
  • talks “baby”
  • confuses the order of words in a sentence
  • has difficulty putting his thoughts in order when describing or discussing a topic
  • he loses his composure and gets wasted on unnecessary details when telling a story or having a conversation
  • forgets an order or a message and often has to ask again
  • cannot spell his name correctly from memory
  • he has trouble remembering fairy tales and songs
  • unable to count to 20 mechanically
  • confuses color names
  • he avoids talking near his classmates
  • she cries easily
  • he looks cowardly
  • removed and slow to execute commands
  • is hyperactive / hyperactive / lethargic
  • finds it difficult to sit alert and quiet for long periods of time
  • has a weak tolerance to fatigue
  • plays nervously with various objects
  • he doesn’t concentrate, he doesn’t pay attention
  • quickly loses interest by jumping from one activity to another
  • often loses his things, etc.
  • his eyes sting
  • does not know concepts (space, time)
  • appears socially isolated
  • obsessed with objects and toys
  • has adjustment difficulties